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Design and synthesis of curcumin-bioconjugates to improve systemic delivery
1 Nucleic Acids Research Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, University of Allahabad, Allahabad-211 002, India, 2 Bioorganic Chemistry Laboratory, Department of Biological and Environmental Chemistry, Kyushu School of Engineering, Kinki University, 11-6 Kayanomori, lizuka, Fukuoka 820-8555, Japan
Di-O-glycinoyl curcumin (I), di-O-grydnoyl-C4-gtycyl-curcumin (II), 5'-deoxy-5'-curcuminyl thymidine (5'-cur-T) (III) and 2'-deoxy-2'-curcuminyl undine (2'-cur-U) (IV) have been synthesized and characetrised by elemental analysis & 1H NMR. The antibacterial activities of these four bioconjugates has been tested particularly for multiresistant micro-organisms. Best results are shown by I & IV. These bioconjugates serve dual purpose of systemic delivery as well as therapeutic agents against viral diseases.